Thomas TABER, II

(1785-1862)

TABER, Thomas, II, (father
of Stephen Taber), a Representative from New York; born in Dover,
Dutchess County, N.Y., May 19, 1785; attended the common schools;
engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State assembly in
1826; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas J. Oakley and served
from November 5, 1828, to March 3, 1829; died in Roslyn, Long
Island, N.Y., March 21, 1862; interment in the Friends Cemetery,
Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present